Holy Roller

noun

Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of a Pentecostal sect.

Holy Roller

noun

1. derogatory,  a member of a sect that expresses religious fervour in an ecstatic or frenzied way

Other Word Forms

• Holy Rollerism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Holy Roller¹

So called from the frenetic religiosity expressed during services